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There is only confusion if it confuses you, but you sound pretty sure of yourself. One of my buddies from the WoR knew he was bi, and that worked for him and his wife. They were both completely cool with "It". Cuz there is no "It" if it's not an issue.

For some of us, it was a struggle to figure out if that's how we truly were/ felt/ are? For me , it was thinking i was bi when was truly gay. So no matter what your sexual inclination and as long as there is no disconnect between what's in your head and where you are in your life , then its all good.

Oh course there is bi, generally there is a great pull one side or the other but it is clear we cant generalize for everyone.

If you are comfortable and accepting of both spirits, then others will be too. If not - F'em, or ironically probably not. Some guys struggle with accepting the not so str8 part and that's where the issues can lie.

the best answer i heard was 99.9% of people are straight, gay or bi, the others just not interested. One study said that shown porn, most gay men are only aroused by men, str8 men by women and the bi group showed 3/4 had the same arousal pattern as gay man and the rest like heteros. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/05/health/05sex.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

It's just about all of us accepting whatever is in our heart and head and going with it. Friendship, compassion and love are all way more important than labels anyway.

Thanks for unconfounding the dichotomy

Sometimes the glass is truly both half full AND half empty.

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This frustrates me, the lgbt community seems to sort of discard bisexuality by calling them curious or confused. I've felt that pressure to make up my mind as well, but the fact is I am bisexual, I am attracted to men and women sexually. The only thing I'm confused about is how I'm going to have a monogamous relationship, when I'm attracted to two sexes.

Being bisexual in my opinion is harder than being gay or lesbian. There's nothing to combat religion with, because now on their terms I must choose. And in societies terms there's a stigma that we're either doing it for attention, we're just sluts and will fuck anything, we're confused, or we're curious. I'm actually more afraid to say I'm bisexual than to say I'm gay, so I just say I'm gay instead. I could go on and on, but I'd need more info to back up my points, I don't wanna miscommunicate anything.

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I look at sexuality it is what it is, same as peoples dominant hand ie: right handed, left handed, ambidextrous (both handed equally), ambidextrous predominantly right handed, ambidextrous predominantly left handed. Myself am right handed yet there are a limited things I do left handed but not enough to call myself ambidextrous. So I say why does it have to be such a big thing to identify as one brand of handiness or sexuality.

I am gay but growing up in the 50ís the pressure was to get married so I dated girls and I eventually married intending to be faithful, that is to not have sex outside the marriage with men or woman. She had a relationship with a student and we were going to separate the affair ended. We stayed together another 12 years till I became aware that she was becoming involved with another student so I left. Since then I identify as gay. All my training to act straight has impacted on my persona and unless I tell people I am gay they assume I am hetro but being gay is only a minor part of who I am.

I can relate to a lot of what others have posted in this thread. The information I have looked at (covered in "The Bisexual Option" by Fritz Klein) discusses that there are a lot of guys out there who have the experience of being sexually and/or romantically attracted to both men and women. Also, it is not uncommon for there to be a great deal of variety in how this shows up over time. Some guys will be more attracted to other males predominantly or even almost exclusively for a period of time, than to females, and back and forth. There can be periods of time when they are equally or somewhat equally attracted romantically and or sexually to both males and females at the same time. For me personally, these patterns have all played out plus more. It certainly has made the whole area around looking at what possibilities there are for a monogomous (or some appproximation) relationship very challenging. In some of my more recent relationships that have approached or reached the romantic or sexual level, I have tried to share my bisexuality with that person since I want the person to know that it is something they will have to accept about me if we are going to look at being in a relationship together.

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I have left this site and am no longer a member to those who I met while here I wish you well I no longer reside in my own past but have moved on and facing what is now and what is ahead. My past no longer defines me, and it does not effect the course of who I am and my future.

I think, too, Josh the reason you may have encountered insensitive remarks - I'm sorry you had to hear them here, of all places - has to do with reactions of gay people to history.

Waaaay back in the 70s, for example, the "bi" label was even used by Elton John and other entertainment figures to describe themselves. At the time, it was a radical but "safe" statement. Given his religious background, however, I'm a little suspicious of Ted Haggard's use of it. He's all about saving his own @$$.

Very often the most rabid anti-LGBT megaphones are closeted political, religious and other public figures who are struggling to repress or hide their own sexuality by lashing out in the angriest ways imaginable, invoking morals, Christianity, public safety, or whatever advances their little cause (and gives 'em a good bump in the polls). Then they get caught in an airport restroom, a rent boy toting his luggage, etc.

So, yeah, in that environment, the presumption of "guilt" is probably inevitable. Probably says more about them than you. Personally, I think a little "live and let live" would be good advice all the way around. Eventually it will calm down...and this thread is a good example of it.

One of my best friends identifies as bi. And I have to admit - perhaps given my own screaming queerness - I'd sometimes thot, "Aw, c'mon. Get off the fence." Frankly, our friendship is more important than labels. I DO have fun, tho, when he talks about an ex-girlfriend and I get to whine, "Aw, shit. We gonna talk about pussy and tits AGAIN? Ewwwww...." Hell, I can't even retaliate by describing MY old sexual exploits.

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